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Selections for Ballinrobe – May 8th 2026
4.40: MOON AURA – EW – (SHANE FOLEY/JESSIE HARRINGTON) 5.15: GLAMAZON (SHANE FOLEY/JESSIE HARRINGTON) 5.50: WILD SAPPHIRE – EW – (CHRIS HAYES/DERMOT WELD) 6.22: SURVIVORS CODE – EW – (NICOLA BURNS (5)/CONOR MAXWELL) 6.52: LOUGH LEANE (MEGAN TELFORD-KELLY (7)/MAURICE AHERN) 7.22: MAJESTIC KING (JOEY SHERIDAN/DENIS HOGAN) 7.52: BALLYADAM – EW – (RONAN WHELAN/HENRY DE BROMHEAD)…
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On the road again as we get back on the horse
To venture into Rebel territory or not, that is the conundrum whirring here after the fixtures for the opening round of this year’s All Ireland SFC were confirmed this morning. I am in the happy and very blessed position that if the bullet is bitten and the run is attacked, my long suffering and extremely…
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Selections for Wexford – May 7th 2026
5.02: KAROLINA BANBOU (HARRY COBDEN/WILLIE MULLINS) 5.35: LET HIM B – EW – (PHILIP BYRNES/CHARLES BYRNES) 6.08: BALTIC BIRD – EW – (PHILIP BYRNES/BILL DURKAN) 6.38: HIDDENVALLEY LAKE (KEITH DONOGHUE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 7.08: OCCUPATIONAL FORCE – EW – (ROB JAMES (5)/DAVID O’BRIEN) 7.38: FIVE SHIROS (BARRY STONE/JONATHAN FOGARTY) 8.08: FORTYYSIXNCHANGE (JOSH HALFORD/GORDON ELLIOTT)
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Too much money at stake to be penny pinching
Where do you stand in relation to the Play Offs in English league football? The process whereby, though the top two in any of the three divisions under the Premier League get automatically promoted, the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th placed sides play off in a series of matches – commensurate to the concluding stages…
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Dry ground and quick ball show Meath at their best
MEATH…5-16 OFFALY…0-09 Meath took their goal tally in this year’s Electric Ireland Leinster MFC to 18 when bagging another handful at Glenisk O’Connor Park, Tullamore, this (Tuesday) evening. Now read on… Don’t let the final score fool you, however. Trevor Giles’s side led by 0-08 to 0-02 at the break but when the home side…
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Same force head for the Faithful County
Having hit a dozen goals in their last two outings, Meath’s Minor footballers face into their third consecutive game on the road with an unchanged ensemble from that which defeated Hugh Kenny’s Wicklow in Aughrim seven days ago. Hence Syddan’s Tomas Dillon retains his place at left corner forward having started as a late replacement…
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Selections for Gowran – May 5th 2026
5.07: THE PUBLICAN’S SON (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 5.37: KALIR (CHRIS HAYES/DERMOT WELD) 6.07: MOODY (BILLY LEE/PADDY TWOMEY) 6.38: FAIYUM (GARY CARROLL/GER LYONS) 7.08: ALMEIYDA – EW – (CHRIS HAYES/DERMOT WELD) 7.38: BEAU ARMY (REESE HOLOHAN (7)/ADO MCGUINNESS) 8.08: FAMOUS ENOUGH – EW – (BEN COEN/PAT FOLEY)
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All Ireland SFC Round 1
It’s a case of play it again for Sam after the draw for the first round of the All Ireland SFC which was completed this lunchtime at Croke Park. Reason being that the draw has thrown up repeats of the National Football League Div. 1 and 2 finals with Cork playing host to Meath and…
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Selections for Down Royal – May 4th 2026
1.35: THEFLYINGKING (KEVIN HEALY (7)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.10: BELLA UNION – EW – (DYLAN KIDD (7)/JOHN MCCONNELL) 2.45: HE CAN’T DANCE (JAMES SMITH (5)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.20: IMPERO (BEN HARVEY/CIAN COLLINS) 3.55: DIGBY – EW – (ALIX BALFE (7)/DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN) 4.30: CATALANI (ROB JAMES (7)/JACK FOLEY) 5.05: TOTO BIEN (HARRY SWAN/GORDON ELLIOTT)
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Selections for Curragh – May 4th 2026
1.15: BELICOSO – EW – (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 1.50: NEW YORKER (RYAN MOORE/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 2.25: NEOLITHIC – EW – (WAYNE LORDAN/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 3.00: SANCTIJUDE – EW – (BILLY LEE/WILLIE MCCREERY) 3.35: DROP DEAD GEORGEOUS (RYAN MOORE/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 4.10: MINNIE HAWK (RYAN MOORE/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 4.45: METHGAL – EW – (CONOR CUSACK (7)/PAT MURPHY) 5.20: REPOSADO…
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